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men were taken into custody on the tenth as
they met at Peden’s Barber Shop near Sixth
and Brunswick. According to white rumors,
the men were meeting at the shop to decide
how best to retaliate against white
aggression. When arrested, the men were
“ tossed into Burkheimer’s wagon like
cordwood.” 10 Another group of 3 or 4 men
were arrested and “ jailed for safekeeping”
during the action around Manhattan Park
even as a fifth man fled the dance hall and
was shot dead. 11
two houses. All we saw was a flirt of his coat tail as
he went over the fence. We ran around the square
and some through the square and although he had no
longer to go than we did, we never did see him and
he has never been seen from that day to this. I
believe his dog was seen a few days after that down
the street but that was one badly frightened negro.” A
James Redman was listed in the 1897 City Directory
as a stork clerk working at 519 Campbell, and his
home was located at 817 Harnett. A James Redmond
is found in the 1900 City Directory living at 614
Dickinson and working as a laborer. Reardon was
considered an “ objectionable negro barber.” Reardon
knew that he was being sought and reportedly fled
“ down the sound.” In the 1897 City Directory,
Reardon was listed as a barber at 29 Market Street
and is not listed in the 1900 Directory. “ Minutes of
the Association of the WLI,” North Carolina
Collection.
10 It is unclear which Burkheimer lent his wagon for
the arrests. The 1897 City Directory lists several
Burkheimers, including a large household of men and
women living at 208 N. Fourth Street. Hayden, WLI,
89.
11 More on the activity around Manhattan Park on
November 10 can be found in the previous chapter.
Just as there is confusion in the account regarding the
activities around Manhattan Park, there are also
multiple references to the arrest and banishment
campaign. African American Henry Gause was
arrested after the fighting quieted for stealing a gun
from a young white boy. Gause reportedly took the
gun home and hid it in a mattress. The gun was
subsequently found and he was arrested. It is unclear
if he was put on a train to leave town. Another black
man, Beverly Scott, was arrested on the tenth for
parading with a gun in the streets before the election.
Other men arrested and jailed were listed in the
newspaper on the eleventh: Henry Nicholson,
Wisconsin Edwards, James Hill, S. T. Knight,
Peden’s barber shop, near 6th and
Brunswick Streets, site where six
black men who were banished were
arrested on November 10th.
Image: New Hanover County Public Library
The men taken into custody were
transported to the city jail and detained for
their safety. A crowd surrounded the jail
about 10: 30 on the night of the riot and
called for the lynching of the men in the jail.
The men of the mob that surrounded the jail
were predominantly Red Shirts. The armed
guards around the jail, placed by Roger
Moore and manned by military units under
Taylor’s command, refused to give in to the
mob. Moore’s wife recalled that he
personally stood guard at the door from
10: 00 at night on the tenth until sunrise on
the 11th. Walter MacRae, newly appointed
acting sheriff, declared that he would not
surrender the prisoners and that his authority
was backed by many of Wilmington’s
leading white citizens including Waddell
and Moore. Two white clergymen were
involved in the riot at several stages,
including Father Christopher Dennen of St.
Thomas Church, who stationed himself
between the mob and the jail entrance. Rev.
William Tate, and Tom Love. These six were named
as men arrested for shooting at the Naval Reserve
troops from a house in Brooklyn on the tenth.
Morning Star ( Wilmington), November 11, 1898;
Zeb Walser, Biennial Report of the Adjutant General
of the State of North Carolina, 1897- 1898, 29- 32.

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men were taken into custody on the tenth as
they met at Peden’s Barber Shop near Sixth
and Brunswick. According to white rumors,
the men were meeting at the shop to decide
how best to retaliate against white
aggression. When arrested, the men were
“ tossed into Burkheimer’s wagon like
cordwood.” 10 Another group of 3 or 4 men
were arrested and “ jailed for safekeeping”
during the action around Manhattan Park
even as a fifth man fled the dance hall and
was shot dead. 11
two houses. All we saw was a flirt of his coat tail as
he went over the fence. We ran around the square
and some through the square and although he had no
longer to go than we did, we never did see him and
he has never been seen from that day to this. I
believe his dog was seen a few days after that down
the street but that was one badly frightened negro.” A
James Redman was listed in the 1897 City Directory
as a stork clerk working at 519 Campbell, and his
home was located at 817 Harnett. A James Redmond
is found in the 1900 City Directory living at 614
Dickinson and working as a laborer. Reardon was
considered an “ objectionable negro barber.” Reardon
knew that he was being sought and reportedly fled
“ down the sound.” In the 1897 City Directory,
Reardon was listed as a barber at 29 Market Street
and is not listed in the 1900 Directory. “ Minutes of
the Association of the WLI,” North Carolina
Collection.
10 It is unclear which Burkheimer lent his wagon for
the arrests. The 1897 City Directory lists several
Burkheimers, including a large household of men and
women living at 208 N. Fourth Street. Hayden, WLI,
89.
11 More on the activity around Manhattan Park on
November 10 can be found in the previous chapter.
Just as there is confusion in the account regarding the
activities around Manhattan Park, there are also
multiple references to the arrest and banishment
campaign. African American Henry Gause was
arrested after the fighting quieted for stealing a gun
from a young white boy. Gause reportedly took the
gun home and hid it in a mattress. The gun was
subsequently found and he was arrested. It is unclear
if he was put on a train to leave town. Another black
man, Beverly Scott, was arrested on the tenth for
parading with a gun in the streets before the election.
Other men arrested and jailed were listed in the
newspaper on the eleventh: Henry Nicholson,
Wisconsin Edwards, James Hill, S. T. Knight,
Peden’s barber shop, near 6th and
Brunswick Streets, site where six
black men who were banished were
arrested on November 10th.
Image: New Hanover County Public Library
The men taken into custody were
transported to the city jail and detained for
their safety. A crowd surrounded the jail
about 10: 30 on the night of the riot and
called for the lynching of the men in the jail.
The men of the mob that surrounded the jail
were predominantly Red Shirts. The armed
guards around the jail, placed by Roger
Moore and manned by military units under
Taylor’s command, refused to give in to the
mob. Moore’s wife recalled that he
personally stood guard at the door from
10: 00 at night on the tenth until sunrise on
the 11th. Walter MacRae, newly appointed
acting sheriff, declared that he would not
surrender the prisoners and that his authority
was backed by many of Wilmington’s
leading white citizens including Waddell
and Moore. Two white clergymen were
involved in the riot at several stages,
including Father Christopher Dennen of St.
Thomas Church, who stationed himself
between the mob and the jail entrance. Rev.
William Tate, and Tom Love. These six were named
as men arrested for shooting at the Naval Reserve
troops from a house in Brooklyn on the tenth.
Morning Star ( Wilmington), November 11, 1898;
Zeb Walser, Biennial Report of the Adjutant General
of the State of North Carolina, 1897- 1898, 29- 32.